The Country Girl
From Theatre Breaks
The Country Girl at the Apollo Theatre
6 October 2010 to 26 February 2011
About The Country Girl
The Country Girl at the Apollo Theatre in London starring Judge John Deed co-stars Jenny Seagrove and Martin Shaw.
The Country Girl by Clifford Odets is the tale of an alcoholic has-been actor and his wife, whose relationship is tested to the limit when the actor's given one last chance to resurrect his career.
Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove in The Country Girl
Critically-acclaimed director Rufus Norris leads two of the nation's most respected actors in Clifford Odets' glamorous masterpiece, The Country Girl.
Martin Shaw plays Frank Elgin. Martin Shaw's most recent stage appearance was in the West End show A Man for All Seasons. His previous stage performances include An Ideal Husband, Betrayal, A Streetcar Named Desire and Look Back In Anger. He previously appeared in The Country Girl at the Apollo Theatre in 1983, playing the director opposite Hannah Gordon and John Stride.
Shaw is best known for his starring roles in George Gently and the BAFTA award winning Judge John Deed.
He'll be joined by his co-star from that hugely popular series, Jenny Seagrove. Seagrove's extensive theatre credits have seen her play lead roles in almost every West End playhouse; her most recent West End performance was in Peter Hall's critically-acclaimed production of Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce. She's also been in Absurd Person Singular, The Letter, The Night Of The Iguana, The Secret Rapture and The Constant Wife.
